If making a linked or full
clone from the current state of a virtual machine, power down the virtual
machine.

Procedure

1

(Optional) To create a clone from
the current state of a virtual machine:

a

Select a virtual
machine from the Virtual Machine Library.

b

Click
Virtual Machine and
select either
Create
Full Clone or
Create
Linked Clone, depending on the type of clone you want to create.

Fusion takes a
snapshot of the selected virtual machine when creating a linked clone.

2

(Optional) To create a clone from a
snapshot of a virtual machine:

a

Select a virtual
machine from the Virtual Machine Library.

b

Click
Snapshots.

c

Select a snapshot
and right-click. Select either
Create
Full Clone or
Create
Linked Clone, depending on the type of clone you want to create.

3

Type a name for the
clone and click
Save.

A full clone can take
several minutes to create, depending on the size of the virtual disk that is
being duplicated.

The clone appears in the
Virtual Machine Library.

What to do next

If the parent virtual machine
uses a static IP address, change the static IP address of the clone before the
clone connects to the network to prevent IP address conflicts.

Although the cloning process
creates a new MAC address for the clone, other configuration information, such
as the virtual machine name and static IP address configuration, is identical
to that of the parent virtual machine.